Efficient Storage Provisioning Using Machine Learning Models

A method comprising:

• determining predicted changes to performance characteristic data for an application using machine learning models trained on performance characteristic trends for the application and other applications that are similar to the application;
• comparing the predicted changes to storage characteristics of storage resources of one or more cloud-based storage systems;
• and
• selecting, based on the comparing, one or more storage resources within the one or more cloud-based storage systems to provide storage services to the application.

An apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of:

• determining predicted changes to performance characteristic data for an application using machine learning models trained on performance characteristic trends for the application and other applications that are similar to the application;
• comparing the predicted changes to storage characteristics of storage resources of one or more cloud-based storage systems;
• and
• selecting, based on the comparing, one or more storage resources within the one or more cloud-based storage systems to provide storage services to the application.